Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,828, Abraham Facundus, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER.
Mass.
2 Jacundus Abraham
S. 34.828
CONTENTS

34 828 Pay INVALID.
File No. 34,898
Abraham H. Cundiff
Rev Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 9, Page 131
[Arrangement of 1870.]

17947 Massachusetts P
Abraham Facundo Boston in the State of Massachusetts who was a private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Brooks of the Mass. Reg. me, for the term of three years War
scribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 13 of October 1820.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 of Dec 1820 and sent to And o H Ward Wrensbury, Mass
arrears to 4th of Sept 1820 Worth of 4 Mch 1821 37.9.
\frac{4 \text{ 22}}{31}
$ 37.9.
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. } 11 May 1820

17.5882
Abraham Facunda,
Map:
Andrew H. Alard,
Ag.
Shrewsbury Mass.
Recd. 17 Nov. 1820
C. [unclear]
Secretary of War
Washington
mem. from my MS Nov. 9 - 1820
John

Memorandum No. 3 Nov 9 - 1820
17.5382
Stephan P. Scudder
Esq.
Charles H. Black
Esq.
Shubael S. Hildreth
Recd 17 Nov 820
Hon John C. Calhoun Secretary of War Washington
Hon John C. Calhoun

Haverbury Mass Nov. 10. 1820
Dear Sir
The within named applicant is a resident in Boston in this state - he has come into this town and will probably continue here - he has already become a town charge, tho' not been here many days - at his request. I trust will his papers and if they are such as will entitle him to a certificate of Pension he desires it may be forwarded to him thro' me -
Yours respectfully
Andrew H. W.

Adm d under Laws 18 Mch 1818 of 1 May '20

Original Claim. —
District of Massachusetts ss.
On this thirteenth day of October 1820 personally appeared in open court being a court of Record viz The District Court of the United States for the said District, Abraham Facundus aged seventy five years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18 March 1818, and the 1 st May 1820. That he the said Abraham Facundus enlisted for the term of the war on the 3 rd day of April in the year 1781 in the State of New York in the Company Commanded by Captain Bates and afterwards by Captain Hastings in the Regiment commanded by Lieut Colonel Brooks in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the Continental Establishment, that he continued to serve in the said Corps until the month of June 1783 when he was discharged from the said service at West Point in the State of New York. That he was in the battle at which Lord Cornwallis was taken, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services except the accompanying Certificate of Governor Brooks. And in pursuance of the act of the 1 st day of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not since that time by gift Sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged

in the land and naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18 day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. — Abraham Facundus
Sworn to and declared on the thirteenth day of October 1820 Before me John Davis Dist: Judge U.S. Mass Dist.
I John Watson Davis Clerk of the Massachusetts District Court do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule hereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total value amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Sche- d. dollars.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set and affixed the Seal of the said Court on this day of October 1820
John Davis Clerk of the United States District Court for the Massa- chusetts District.

Schedule
1 Chert
$ 1.00
The above is a true inventory and schedule of all my property. I have no family. am Seventy five years of age. a farmer by profession but am unable to earn my subsistence
Abraham Facundus.

Medford, Mass. Sept 30 th 1820.
This is to certify that Abraham Hacundus was a soldier in the late 9 th Mass s Regt. - That he enlisted on the 3 rd of April 1781, & continued to serve in said Regt. until it was dis- banded in the month of June 1783.
J. Brooks, Lt. Col. Com d . of 1 st Regt.